State ex rel. Smith v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hutchison, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the defendants, the members of the board of county commissioners of Leavenworth county, to proceed át once with the construction of a hard-surfaced improved highway between the towns of Tonganoxie, in Leavenworth county, and McLouth, a short distance across the county line in Jefferson county. The motion for an alternative writ sets out in detail the various steps taken for the approval, establishment and construction of the road in question. The alternative writ was issued and an…